SUB 60
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Topic: SUB 60
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Subject: SUB 60
Date Posted: June 20 2025 at 17:37
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On this official first day of Summer I thought I'd start a new series of polls based on sub-genres. Nothing new of course, and the SUB in the title stands for Sub-Genre. The number beside it, in this case 60, stands for the position that all of these albums finished in within their own respective sub-genres. Which provides a link or connection at least(weak as that is) between these 15 albums. I'm sure all of these albums are complaining to each other about the lack of respect(lol). I did a modified search in the "top rated albums section" here to come up with the order for all 15 sub-genres. This will be a long series that will be a slow post rock build as it were. I might only do a couple of these a week, so Paul and others can have their space for their excellent polls. I don't want to hog the poll section. This might take us to the end of 2025. I'm not including Prog Related, Proto Prog, Experimental/Post Metal, Post Rock/Math Rock, Tech/Extreme Metal or Indo/Raga Rock. If someone wants to do those be my guest. And lastly I want to dedicate these polls to Logan(Greg) who has been an amazing Moderator on the site here but is stepping back to spend more time with his family. I've said this before but I have bought so many albums over the years just based on the polls Greg has done. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: June 20 2025 at 17:43
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Nice idea for a looong series... I have heard three of these, of which Peter Hammill's is the best, followed by Göttsching. ------------- I make typos so you see I'm not a machine, but I may be a machine pretending to not be a machine. |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: June 20 2025 at 17:44
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I like that the work for what albums are in each poll has been done for me. There is no stress this time in deciding what albums to include or not include. The result is that there will be many albums I've never even heard in these polls. I think there's six in this one I don't know at all. I do have a clear top two in this one, as both of these are in my "best of" sub genre lists. I just need to take the time to play them before I decide who gets the vote. Gateway's debut featuring John Abercrombie, Jack DeJohnette and Dave Holland is one of those along with that Homunculus Res album. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: June 20 2025 at 17:48
Thanks Lewian, I really need to re-visit that Hammill record, it's been too long. I like that the whole VDGG band is on that one. Gottsching seems to straddle the line between electronics and krautrock. What a guitarist though. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Lewian wrote:Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: June 20 2025 at 20:13
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Astra – The Black Chord Manuel Göttsching – Inventions for Electric Guitar Lucifer's Friend – Banquet ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: June 20 2025 at 20:40
An awesome followup to The Weirding. I have it as my third favourite on here followed by Grovjobb's folky album that I just seem to connect with. Two mentions of Gottsching's record already. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 20 2025 at 22:10
| Only know the Astra album so voted for that. |
Posted By: Enchant X
Date Posted: June 20 2025 at 23:56
| Karmakanic-Who's The Boss In The Factory? |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: June 21 2025 at 02:15
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Peter Hammill. Chameleon deserves a high rating. ------------- 
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: June 21 2025 at 02:31
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1. Manuel Goettsching - Inventions for Electric Guitar 2. Astra - The Black Chord 3. Lucifer's Friend - Banquet 4. Karmakanic - Who's the Boss in the Factory? |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: June 21 2025 at 14:32
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The only one I know is Homunculus Res. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: June 21 2025 at 14:35
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Astra. ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: June 21 2025 at 15:41
Still holding out for a third from Astra. Göttsching and those late '70s Ashra albums are awesome. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: June 21 2025 at 20:49
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Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: June 21 2025 at 20:52
As far as Astra goes you never know I suppose, but check out Birth which I think includes most of that band. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: June 21 2025 at 20:53
I bought that back in the day and it's nice to see them still releasing records. Their latest might be their best according to some reviewers. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: A Crimson Mellotron
Date Posted: June 22 2025 at 00:29
| Nice poll! Going with the Ham! |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: June 22 2025 at 00:36
| Evergrey - In Search Of Truth |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: June 22 2025 at 06:03
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I'm not familiar with all of these, and I guess that Chameleon in the Shadow of Night will be the winner, but Inventions for Electric Guitar gets my vote. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: June 22 2025 at 06:06
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Corima ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: June 22 2025 at 22:40
It does deserve a higher rating. I need to spin that tonight. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: June 22 2025 at 22:42
I like your top two a lot. I prefer the self titled debut of Lucifer's Friend. Love that record. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: June 22 2025 at 22:45
Egg on the next one. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: June 22 2025 at 22:49
I completely lost track of this band. Just looked them up and they continue to this day. In Search Of Truth was easily my favourite from them back then, I do have their The Storm Within from 2016, I just haven't spent time with it yet. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: June 22 2025 at 22:50
Thankyou sir! Another one I need to re-visit. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: June 22 2025 at 22:52
Nice! My favourite of their three. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: June 23 2025 at 00:37
Peter Hammill-Chameleon In The Shadow Of The Night 
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Posted By: Olape
Date Posted: June 23 2025 at 16:08
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From the three I've heard, Astra - The black chord. ------------- 
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